The not-so-thirsty agave plant
One of the fun things of being a photographer is that you get to go out in the elements when saner folks are at home, staying warm and dry on a...
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The beauty of being thrifty
It is always fun when Mother Nature shows you something you didn’t expect to see. Here, the moss patterns reveal the water currents, as...
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An eye for rust
As an aficionado of texture, when I came upon this old shack, I was in seventh heaven. Consider that great rusty barrel, the rain-stained wood...
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Don’t always believe what you see
I was attracted to this spot by a smell that took me back to childhood, the wonderful aroma of grape Kool-Aid. This is a Texas Mountain Laurel, or...
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In the furtherment of enjoyable exercise
I found a whole wall at a hiking store filled with DIY dispensers for trail mix. My hat is off to the creators of the mixes, who must have had fun...
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Enter the resourceful agave
The sharp tips of the giant agave are there for a purpose–to fend off predators such as javelina and hungry cattle intent on a juicy meal...
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What remains is precious
In Arizona, both in the desert climate of Phoenix and at higher elevations like Sedona, pomegranates, those expensive jewels of the supermarket...
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Brilliant saguaros in the Arizona desert
Saguaro cactus are one of the trees of the desert. But if you have ever observed them closely, you’ll notice that they naturally space...
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